Past Performance, Future Agenda and Mistakes made during Public Service

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Introduction, Past Track Record:

I am Baba Siddique from the Bandra assembly constituency and have been representing this constituency for the past 3 consecutive terms. I have done a lot for Bandra and have always been at the service of the people. I feel Bandra is more of a family for me than a constituency. I have been instrumental in the entire retiling of promenade, fort many public healthcare centre blocks, water connection, sewage, storm water drains, roads, eco-friendly garden. I have always fought for the rights of the civilians like the exorbitant rate hike in any tax, specially I have fought against my own government also in the assembly for the legitimate right of the citizens. The residents of Bandra are quite vigilant and active and keep you on your feet and all of us work collectively. I had initiated the set-up of CCTV cameras and all of the approximate 200 setups are working, contradictory to the reports in newspaper Mumbai Mirror. The camera has helped increase security and helped the residents in preventing small robberies.

Future Agenda:

We plan to have more eco-friendly parks like the Union park. Certain ongoing processes like wearing out of roads built will also be taken care of. Bandra is not just a suburb, but the heart of Mumbai and the biggest problem is traffic woes and no one is to blame as there has been a rise in the number of cars owned over the years. It has to be solved collectively and cannot be addressed by any magic wand. The citizens have suggested a way wherein we could link the CCTV, so that the traffic police knows who has committed what crime or whether the vehicle has been parked in a no parking zone. We will also be trying for sports ground in sports authority.

Key mistakes made during public service:

No man is perfect and we are on the job.

We try to keep the interview length uniform for all members irrespective of their party or status. This sometimes leads to the camera being shut-off mid-sentence! Not pretty – but necessary.